Month: July 2019
Estranged husband of Connecticut missing mom: ‘I understand the public’s perception of me as a monster’
New Canaan Police Department(NEW CANAAN, Conn.) — Fotis Dulos, the Connecticut man accused of tampering with evidence in the disappearance of his estranged wife, Jennifer Dulos, says he understands “the public’s perception of me as [Read More…]
Record number of drivers, flyers to travel for July 4 weekend
peeterv/iStock(NEW YORK) — A record number of Americans are expected to hit the roadways and skies for the Fourth of July weekend. With the holiday falling on a Thursday this year, many will be traveling [Read More…]
Time of day influence on herbicide performance
A recent trial by Beck’s Hybrids at their Effingham, Illinois location shows significant differences in the effectiveness of herbicides based on the time of day they are applied. In this Managing for Profit, Sean Nettleton [Read More…]
Total solar eclipse seen over South America
Lucie McCormick/ABC News(CORONEL BAIGORRIA, Argentina) — Nearly two years after the “Great American Eclipse” of 2017, crowds were wowed by another total solar eclipse as it appeared over Argentina on Tuesday. Lined up along a [Read More…]
Temperatures heating up as weekend storms possible
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Six of the last seven days the temperatures at Chicago’s Midway airport have reached at least 90 degrees, with Tuesday’s high of 92 being the hottest there so far this year. [Read More…]
Broward Sheriff’s Office loses accreditation over mass shooting response
amphotora/iStock(ORLANDO, Fla.) — Florida’s largest sheriff’s office had its law enforcement accreditation revoked over its response to two deadly mass shootings, but the office’s new leader said it’s unfair to punish his team for the [Read More…]
Stowaway groundhog prompts ‘check engine’ light
Dedham Police Department(DEDHAM, Mass.) — Mechanics at a local repair shop in Dedham, Massachusetts, were surprised by what they found under the hood of a customer’s car brought in due to a “check engine” light [Read More…]
Firefighters find body after explosion levels home in North Carolina
slidezero.com/iStock(CHARLOTTE, S.C.) — A body has been found underneath debris left behind by a large house explosion in North Carolina on Tuesday. Firefighters also discovered an injured man who was airlifted to a local hospital [Read More…]
Protesters demand the closure of immigrant detention centers
Rawpixel/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Protesters nationwide were bringing attention to the issue of immigration and demanding the closure of migrant detention facilities along the U.S.-Mexico border. The #CloseTheCamps protests on Tuesday were organized by MoveOn and other [Read More…]
Airline apologizes after placing unaccompanied 14-year-old on flight to wrong country
VictorHuang/iStock(NEWARK, N.J.) — A couple in Raleigh, North Carolina, are breathing a sigh of relief — and still awaiting answers from two airlines — after their 14-year-old son was accidentally placed on the wrong flight [Read More…]
Firefighters searching for survivors after explosion levels home
slidezero.com/iStock(CHARLOTTE, S.C.) — A man had to be airlifted to a local hospital after he became trapped underneath the debris left behind by a large house explosion in North Carolina on Tuesday. The explosion occurred [Read More…]
Floods will not slow down Japanese beetles
Japanese beetles have been emerging in Missouri for the past two weeks and are expected to reach peak emergence next week. Kevin Rice with the University of Missouri says the flooding in Missouri shouldn’t be [Read More…]
Missouri Soybean CEO: China trade talks a work on progress
The chief executive of Missouri Soybean says regaining soybean market share with China will not happen overnight. Gary Wheeler tells Brownfield he’s encouraged that President Trump has signaled continued talks with China, but he says [Read More…]
Cover crop on prevented plant acres will qualify grower for MFP payment
Growers who get a cover crop on prevent plant acres might be eligible for Market Facilitation Program payments. The Farm Service Agency’s Steve Peterson says the latest round of trade aid is not based on [Read More…]
Lean hogs mostly higher on spread trade
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures ended the day mostly lower ahead of widespread direct cash business. Feeder cattle futures closed higher tied to the recent losses in corn and on follow-through support. [Read More…]
Permit sought for South Dakota poultry CAFO
A hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, July 9th, at the Turner County Courthouse in Parker, South Dakota, to consider a CAFO permit for Sonstegard Foods. The family-owned company wants a permit to build a chick [Read More…]
Asylum seekers waiting in Mexico to cross into the U.S. face devastating conditions
Hundley_Photography/iStock(MEXICO) — Migrants in Mexico are facing massive shortages of shelter, food and water, and are exposed to serious crimes — including kidnapping, sexual assault and violence, according to a report released on Tuesday by [Read More…]
Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher found not guilty of killing ISIS fighter in Iraq
Pattanaphong Khuankaew/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Former Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher was found not guilty on Tuesday on charges of killing an ISIS prisoner during a deployment in Iraq, though he was convicted on a lesser charge [Read More…]
Former federal prisons worker Mark Manteuffel arrested in string of ‘horrific’ 1990s sex attacks in Sacramento: Police
Prathaan/iStock(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — A former Federal Bureau of Prisons worker and college lecturer was arrested for a series of “horrific” sex attacks in the Sacramento area in the 1990s — thanks to a novel DNA [Read More…]
Minnesota Corn Growers invest in corn-based plastics research
The Minnesota Corn Growers is investing in the potential of corn-based plastics. MCGA president Brian Thalmann says the Association is giving more than $460,000 dollars to the University of Minnesota’s Center for Sustainable Polymers. “We [Read More…]